The Rejection

Chapter 15

Carrie POV

I wake up in Lyle's arms. This is the last place I want to be. I try to get out of his hold, but he is too strong. I huff in frustration. I hear him chuckle.

"Good morning princess," he yawns. I cringe.

"Good morning. Can you let go of me?" I ask, irritated. He looks at me with confusion. "Why are you confused? After yesterday I hate you." His face goes from confused to angry.

"You hate me now? Too bad because I'm beginning to love you," he slips. My mouth hangs open. Did he just tell me he loves me? "Yes. You're a pain in the ass and you've crawled under my skin. I hate how you make me feel. All these feelings. That's the only reason why I abuse you. Is because of the way you make me feel. It angers me that I feel this way toward you. After seeing my best friend get killed because of his mate I swore off having one. Then you come along and I lose my mind."

Holy shit. Holy shit. He's opening up to me. Why? I start to cry with joy and I smile.

"I've waited so long for this. Lyle are you being serious?" I ask. He smiles at me, a real genuine smile.

"Baby girl I'm serious. I guess what I'm saying is, I accept you as my mate," he says. Then a wave of bliss passes over me. Did he really just say that? "Yes I did."

I look at him confused.

"How did you know what I was thinking?" I ask.

"Princess, once I accepted you the mind link between us opened. I can hear your thoughts and you can hear mine. We can also talk to each other that way if I'm out of town working," he explains. I nod and sit up. I straddle him. He looks up at me and I lean down and kiss him. The kiss I get in return is the kiss I've always wanted from him. For the first time my wolf responds to him and I moan at the kiss.

He places his hands on my butt and squeezes softly. I break the kiss and smile at him.

I love you. I day through our mind link. He smiles softly.

I love you too princess. He replies. Wendy enters the room.

"Oh, sorry master I'll come back to clean later," she says and hurries out. I giggle.

"I need a shower," I say getting off him and heading to the bathroom.

"Can I join?" He asks. I smile and nod. I slip off my nightie and underwear and walk into the bathroom. I hear a lust filled growl come from Lyle.

I turn on the shower and jump in. A few minutes later Lyle joins me. I look over at him.

"Hey handsome," I say I turn my back and go to grab the shampoo. He touches the still healing marks on my back.

"Does it hurt?" He asks. I shake my head and he kisses one of the marks. "I'm sorry. I promise not to do it again." I turn around and kiss him. He kisses back and smiles against my lips.

"I'm gonna keep you to that promise," I say.

"Do you wanna go on an actual date tonight?" He asks. My faces lights up and I nod excitedly. He chuckles and grabs a washcloth. He started washing my back carefully. "Well let's hurry up and get dressed. I have the perfect place."

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I dress in a pair of skinny jeans, my favorite blue top, and my black hat. I slip on my flats and look over at Lyle. He's dressing in a black t shirt, jeans, and a pair of black combat boots.

"Well this is the most casual I've ever seen you," I say. He smiles.

"Sometimes I want to be comfortable. Those suits I wear are highly uncomfortable. I just wear them for people to know I'm not a man to mess with. Tonight my main focus is you," he says. I blush.

We head out the door and get into his car after saying goodbye to his parents. They look happy. Lyle and I speed into the daylight. We hold hands as he drives. Finally I'm happy.